9+ hour, 34+ min ago   (383+ words) A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to 35 years’ direct imprisonment by the Madadeni Regional Court after DNA evidence linked him to the rape and robbery of a woman more than a decade after the attack. According to National Prosecuting Authority…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (759+ words) South African motorists considering the switch to electric vehicles will soon have access to something considerably more useful than manufacturer specifications, with the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban now being used to test how electric vehicles perform under actual South African…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1294+ words) For millions of South Africans, paying thousands of rands every month for medical aid does not necessarily mean the medical bills stop there. In addition to monthly contributions, members can still find themselves paying for specialist shortfalls, medicines, co-payments, services…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1240+ words) For nearly three decades, acid mine drainage has been flowing from the abandoned Ballengeich Colliery into the Horn River outside Newcastle. With mining operations at Ballengeich having ceased in the early 1990s without formal environmental closure, the resulting pollution has developed…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (360+ words) According to Parliament, the process will focus on undertakings made during the 2024 and 2025 oversight programmes, particularly where infrastructure projects remain delayed or incomplete. Beyond visiting the sites, Parliament said the delegation would independently assess whether the progress reflected in official…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1170+ words) With Riverside Industria accommodating numerous businesses and employing hundreds of people, concerns are also mounting over what the condition of its infrastructure could mean for investment, service delivery and the safe movement of people and goods. Speaking to Newcastillian News,…...